Ailsa Piper has made her life in the arts, having worked as a
writer across many mediums, and as a director, actor, teacher,
speaker and broadcaster - but for her, the most important labels
are 'walker' and 'friend'. Ailsa was co-winner of the Patrick White
Playwright's Award for her script Small Mercies, and her passions
for walking and poetry were reflected in her memoir Sinning Across
Spain. She is a collector of postcards, a student of three of the
Romance languages, and a hopeless swimmer - but she is taking
lessons.
Monsignor Tony Doherty was the parish priest at Rose Bay in Sydney
for twelve years. Before that he was Dean of St Mary's Cathedral,
which saw him oversee the erection of its spires in 2000 and also
the visit of a Pope. This followed decades of work in adult
education. Throughout his fifty-plus years as a priest, he has
written and published widely, in a quest to demystify religious
language. He is a lover of good conversation, a passionate reader
and swims daily in his beloved Sydney harbour.
Both Ailsa and Tony are inspiring speakers and regular media
contributors. They perform brilliantly as a double act, and can
also see the text being performed on stage.
'To read this book is to be present at the unfurling of a tender
friendship between two thoughtful, compassionate humans, and like
all the best collections of letters it's also a discursive wander
through life's big questions. It will make you grateful for what
you have, while urging you to seize the day with the people you
love... It will make you want to write letters: good ones. I will
read this book again and again.' Charlotte Wood, Stella
Prize-winning author of The Natural Way of Things
'...captures the intoxication of being swept into a new and deeply
nourishing friendship. It fizzes with joy and humour, wrestles with
agonising questions, always anchored in compassion and wisdom.'
Debra Oswald, author of Useful
'The Attachmentmade me want to notice my world, love my world,shape
it into words. It is a book about friendship but more than that,
these two letter-writers - these unlikely friends - are mature
enough to know the value of the moment, the value of friendship,
how precious and fleeting life is... I was moved, and surprised,
and completed the book in a veil of tears...The book enriched me,
and inspired me.' Sofie Laguna, Miles Franklin award-winning author
ofThe Eye of the Sheep
'From the first seed of recognition, the feverish exchange of ideas
and confidences to a deep and abiding appreciation, The Attachment
is a candid, illuminating journey into the heart of a profound and
unexpected friendship, and a testament to the art of
correspondence.'Kat Stewart, actor
'...the chronicle of an unlikely but beautiful friendship thatwill
inspire you to value your own friendships more highly, and to
nurture them more carefully.' Hugh Mackay, author of Beyond
Belief
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